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Lars Nootbaar talks about winning the World Baseball Classic title with Japan
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Video: St. Louis Cardinal Lars Nootbaar discusses playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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A center of attention, Lars Nootbaar sparks Team Japan to 8-1 victory in WBC opener
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A center of attention, Lars Nootbaar sparks Team Japan to 8-1 victory in WBC opener
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Derrick Goold on X: .@Topps Now baseball captures Lars Nootbaar's catch for Japan in the #WBC. #stlcards / X
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Derrick Goold on X: Lars Nootbaar shows the Ichiro Suzuki signed jersey he received from the all-time great. The two met today, talked baseball, and this was waiting for Nootbaar after the